University | 9:07 pm | November 11, 2012 | By

Canadians celebrate Remembrance Day

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Roughly 30 students, graduate students and community members gathered in the Yale Law School courtyard Sunday morning to join Canadians around the world in observing Remembrance Day. Organized by Josh Satok ’14, Eric Chen ’15, Lindsey Uniat ’15 and Adam Goldenberg LAW ’14, the 15-minute student-led service honored Canadians who have sacrificed their lives in »

University | 4:14 pm | October 31, 2012 | By

Fake email from Lorimer spams inboxes

University Vice President Linda Lorimer has become the newest campus celebrity.

Hurricane Sandy may have left Connecticut, but the updates haven’t stopped. A fake “University Update” from newest campus celebrity University Vice President Linda Lorimer hit inboxes Wednesday afternoon, giving students advice about clothing, note-taking skills and flashlight applications. The email — convincingly sent by “lindyloo@yale.edu” and “lindakochlorimer@yahoo.com” — uses capital letters and borrows the same »

University | 4:29 pm | October 26, 2012 | By

Yale ranked 6th for safe-sex programs

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The Daily Beast featured Yale as the sixth best college for safe-sex programs, a ranking that took into account the availability of contraceptives, STD testing, sexual assault services and sexual outreach programs on campus, according to a survey conducted by Sperling’s BestPlaces. Yale received scores of 10 out of 10 for availability of condoms and »